#1A9EA1#1A9EA1
#1A9EA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.104 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1A9EA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 158, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 72%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 84%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.20, -31.36, -11.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.20, 33.27, 199.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% -0.0989 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.104 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0829, 27.2441, 37.9642) |
| Luminance | 0.2725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.99
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.42
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.15
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1A9EA1 #A11D1A
analogous
#1AA161 #1A9EA1 #1A5BA1
triadic
#1A9EA1 #A11A9E #9EA11A
tetradic
#1A9EA1 #611AA1 #A11D1A #5BA11A
square
#1A9EA1 #611AA1 #A11D1A #5BA11A
split-complementary
#1A9EA1 #A11A5B #A1611A
monochromatic
#093738 #116A6C #1A9EA1 #23D2D6 #52E0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#1A9EA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#1A9EA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1A9EA1
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1A9EA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1A9EA1 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9296A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8089A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1a9ea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 158, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.104 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bbbc',
500: '#1a9ea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1a9ea1; $custom-light: #74bbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1a9ea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 26,
"g": 158,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.333,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63646,
"c": 0.10367,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.27247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1A9EA1
secondary
#C65451
accent
#3D39EF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181